"Those with talent who naturalise today can easily leave the country of adoption for greener pasture tomorrow; it is what these developed countries do to keep them there that really matters.

Between the hard-working stateless man who has spent much of his life toiling on Malaysian soil and the corrupt politician who continues to squander our national wealth, it does not take a genius to distinguish who is the real patriot." By Josh Hong in Malaysiakini

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At least 10 people have been killed in riots in central Myanmar, a local MP said Thursday, provoking US concern at the worst communal violence since Buddhist-Muslim clashes in western Rakhine state last year.